Worksheet 13 evaluating & annotating an article
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This document discusses how to evaluate and annotate articles for research purposes. An annotation provides a brief descriptive and evaluative note about an article that allows someone to determine if they should consult the article. Elements to consider when writing an annotation include the content, purpose, methods, usefulness, reliability, authority, currency, scope, arrangement, and ease of use of the article. An annotation evaluates factors like whether the information seems accurate, who wrote it and their background, when it was written, how comprehensive it is, and how easy it is to understand.
Worksheet 13 evaluating & annotating an article
- 1. Worksheet 13: Evaluating and Annotating an Article To be an effective researcher in college: finding books, citing sources, summarizing information, and evaluating materials for your research needs. A bibliography is a list of sources that were used as resource materials for the paper or project at hand. What is an annotation? An annotation is a brief descriptive and evaluative note that provides enough information about the article so a person can decide whether or not to consult the article. Elements of Annotation: Factors to consider when writing your annotation Content: What is the article about? Purpose: Why was the article written? Methods used to collect data: Where did the information come from? Usefulness: What does do it for your research? Reliability: Does the information appear to be accurate? Authority: Who wrote it? How does their background fit in with the content? Currency: When was it written? Does the topic require recent information? Scope/Coverage/Limitations: What does the article cover? Does it fulfill the expectations of the abstract? What else could it provide? Arrangement: How is the article organized? Is it text- only or does it include graphs/lists/etc.? Ease of use: Who is it written for? Do you have to be an expert in the field to understand?